Build your Own Search Service - Yahoo BOSS
Yahoo is taking the next step in its “open” strategy with the launch today of BOSS: Build your Own Search Service. The BOSS program will allow third parties to build their own search engine using Yahoo’s index and ranking methodologies as a base.
The goal of BOSS is simple: to foster innovation in the search industry. Developers, start-ups, and large Internet companies can use BOSS to build and launch web-scale search products that utilize the entire Yahoo! Search index. BOSS gives you access to Yahoo!’s investments in crawling and indexing, ranking and relevancy algorithms, and powerful infrastructure. By combining your unique assets and ideas with our search technology assets, BOSS is a platform for the next generation of search innovation, serving hundreds of millions of users across the Web.
It’s a giant step beyond anything Google has done in open source. Google has released a ton of code, but not its search algorithm till now….
Enache V Said,
July 11, 2008 @ 12:49 am
This is quite revolutionary, allowing access to the core of the search engine. I wonder how this relates to Microsoft attempt to buy a share of !Yahoo. Would they be still interested after this move ?
Ren Said,
July 11, 2008 @ 7:48 am
I think Microsoft will still try to buy Yahoo, as its any day good for Microsoft to fight Google with its new Yahoo guns, while the main investor in Yahoo wants this deal, the owners of Yahoo are trying to prove others that they are better off without Microsoft and the recent several launches of new mail system, Reviving AOL talks and now BOSS
TSlice Said,
July 13, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
This is a great innovation by Yahoo! It’s developments like these that help the world wide web advance.
Scholarships Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 5:31 am
Yup this is innovation from Yahoo. I hope Yahoo give us another great revolution again so we now that Yahoo still a live
Syd McKeever Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 3:18 pm
Wow, is that sound I hear in the background Yahoo becoming relevant again?
I think this is a great move for them… Most of those “in the know” have basically abandoned them and this is a way to revive some interest and attention.
Bowtrol Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
Its great and all that they do this but Google is the one that would be useful to have the search algorithm but of course that would never happen.
Discount Cellphones Said,
July 17, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
And you wonder why Microsoft is begging to buy them. If it did happen and with this type of innovation that BOSS brings. Google might have to beging competitve analysis again.
Great post.
Radio Said,
July 18, 2008 @ 12:31 am
Yahoo BOSS .!This is a great innovation by Yahoo! ..Keep it up!Its very usefull for Developers, start-ups, and large Internet companies.
Godaddy Coupons and Promo Codes Said,
July 18, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
I still think that google custom search is the best
Lowongan Kerja Said,
July 24, 2008 @ 3:51 am
Wow, Yahoo come to join with Google CSE. But i think my visitor still use Google than Yahoo. Believe me
SMAN 1 Pare Said,
July 26, 2008 @ 8:12 am
i Agree that Google CSE is still great. Yahoo still can’t give me a good result for what i search.
go-premium.net Said,
July 30, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
My opinion is that Microsoft will be trying to buy Yahoo! even after this, however it will never buy it.
No Win No Fee Said,
August 5, 2008 @ 11:32 am
Great idea, never knew it even existed until now. Just had a look at some of the examples and they look quite impressive.
Otooo Said,
August 8, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
That sounds really awesome - I am checking it out now and the demos look awesome
steve001 Said,
October 3, 2008 @ 12:33 am
that’s a great news for the third party sites now they have a part of yahoo in their sites and most importantly by their own choice of name ………really gud
Henley Regatta Said,
December 4, 2008 @ 9:19 am
this sounds really awesome! Im checking it out now!